Slab Contrasted Egji 5 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, logotypes, packaging, western, circus, vintage, playful, poster, attention grabbing, retro flavor, signage impact, decorative slab, tuscan, bifurcated, notched, bracketed, blocky.
A heavy display slab with broad proportions and compact internal counters, built from chunky verticals and rounded bowls. The serifs are pronounced and decorative, featuring bifurcated, notched terminals and small wedge-like cut-ins that create a stenciled, woodtype feel. Curves are full and bulbous while joins stay abrupt, producing a strongly sculpted silhouette and a lively rhythm across words. The overall texture is dark and dense, with frequent interior cutouts and ink-trap-like nicks that sharpen the edges and add sparkle at large sizes.
Best suited to large-format display work such as posters, event titles, storefront or wayfinding signage, packaging fronts, and punchy logotypes where the decorative slab details can be appreciated. It also works well for short, high-impact lines in editorial or promotional layouts rather than long passages of text.
The face reads as classic showbill and frontier ephemera: bold, theatrical, and a little mischievous. Its ornamental notches and split serifs evoke vintage circus posters, saloon signage, and 19th‑century wood type, giving headlines an energetic, attention-grabbing presence.
The design appears intended as a contemporary take on ornamental slab woodtype, emphasizing dramatic silhouettes and distinctive bifurcated serifs to maximize personality and memorability in display settings.
Round letters (like O, Q, and lowercase o) remain very massive, while the decorative cuts can begin to close up in smaller sizes, making the design feel most comfortable when allowed to breathe. Uppercase forms are especially emblematic due to the consistent split-serif motif and the strong, blocky stance.